RED ALERT2(UK) Legitimate copy..no-cd patches dont work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have tried all patches and no-cd combinations now and the best i can get is the game to start and then my units self destruct.
I can only find no-cd cracks that are supposed to work on the uk (or rather english) version on GCW.
Please can someone help, some new cracks to try or a couple of links to places i might find something.
Thanks people